STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14854, 4 December 1911, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE SATURDAY. Thkrk was not a great deal of business done on the Stock Exchange on Saturday. In mining line* Wailiis and Wailu Grand Junctions remained weak, but business was brisk in Waiotahis and Waitangis. Sales were made in Waihis at 56?, later buyers offering 55s 9d. and sellers asking 56s 3d. Waihi Grand Junctions chanced hands at 29s 3d, and more shares were wanted at this figure, but holders asked 29s 6d. Talismans were bought at 48s 9d. leaving move buyers at that price, and sellers asking 495. Waiotahis were sold at from 5s Id to 5s 3d. Later sellers offered shares at 5s 3d, but buyers' quotation was 5s 2d. Waitangis were disposed of at 2s lid and 3s, Occidentals attracted buyers at Is 6d, while transactions wero recorded in New Sylvias at Is Bd. The only sale in investment stocks was Auckland Gas (old) shares at 695. THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. rrodous day's closing sale. £ a. d Auckland Gas (old)— 69s ... — Bonanza—lst call, 3d 0 0 3 Kiiranui—2nd cull (4Jd) — New Sylvia—lst and 2nd calls, Is 8d... 0 17 Occidental Consolidated— and 2nd calls, Is 6.1 0 16 Saxon—2nd call. Is 5d — Victorialst call. Is — Waiotahi—lst call, 5s Id; 2nd call, 5s 2d, 5s 3d 0 5 1 AYaitangi Consolidated—lst call, 2s lid 2nd call (3s), 3s ... 0 210 Crown—2nd call, 2* 9d ... — Talisman Consolidated—2nd call (495), 48s 9d ... 2 9 0 Waihi—lst call, 56s 216 0 Waihi Grand Junction—lst and 2nd call*. 29s 3d 19 9 Mountain King—lst call, sd, 4Jd ... 00 5i fThn figures shown in parentheses indicate reported sales is distinguished from sales made at the call*.] - _ CLOSING QUOTATION'S.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. ' Bit-Merit* Bank of New Zealand ... — Now Shakespeare Estate Co. ... ... 25 p.c. Now Talisman Consolidated ... .019 Deo. 4 Calls : ■ .■■•"■"'■' Waitawheta, November 20 ... 0 0 1 Dec. 5 Wattangi Consolidated, Nor 22 0 0 2 Dee. 8 Waihl-Paeroa (con.). Nov 20 ... 0 10 Dec. ? Kuranui. November 16 ..001 Deo. 18 Victoria, November 30 ... 0 0 1 Dec. 18 M«V Queen. November 21 ... 0 0 2 Dec. 21 Brcmner's Freehold; Nov. 30 ... 0 0 1 Dec. 22 Bil««i Stream. October li , ... 0 0 4 Dec. -. Silver Stream. October 13 -.004 Jan. ;< SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BI TELEGRAPH.—?BBB9 ASSOCIATION.] DrsEDry, Saturday. The only sale on the Dunedin Stock Exchange to-day was in Walhla at £2 15s 2d. Sales reported: New Sylvia, Is 7d; National Intuit ance, 38a 6d.

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Seller*. Bikers £ s. d. € ■ 3 BANKS— New Zealand 13 0 0 11 10 0 National 5 18 0 — INSURANCE— .New Zealand 4 12 0 * 10 6 South British 3 10 0 3 9 3 Standard ... 1 12 0 1 10 9 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Nate ... 2 1 0 2 0 6 COAL— Sort. Co.. ltd., 10» paid 0 11 0 — Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... — 10 3 Westport — 17 0 GAS— Auckland 3 10 0 3 8 9 Auckland, new issue ... — 3 17 0 shipping— . DeTonport Steam Ferry ... — 1 15 1 Union &S. Co., Ltd. ... — 2 5 6 TIMBER— Oaabmora Bros., Ltd. ...140- 116 Kauri, con. ... ... 0 17 8 — Mountain Rlrnu. Ltd. ... 1 11 o 1 10 0 Premier Joinery Co. ... 1 13 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Turkish Baths... — 2 3 0 Auckland Tramway*, pre!. 14 0 13 0 Auckland Tramways, ord. j 14 6 — H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., pref. 12 0 — Milne and Ctaoycc, pre(... 13 6 — Milne, and Choyc*. B pref. 14 0 — Milne and Cbovce, ord. ... 14 0 — New Zealand Drug. £2 ... — 2 9 0 N.Z Portland Cement Co., rew 'satis ' ... i ...112 .0 i — Northern Boot _. ... 0 16 0 — Rotorua Motor Co. ... 0 10 0 — Takapuna Tram and Ferry Companv ... 0 16 6 — Tonson Garltek Co., Ltd. 10 3 — Union Oil ... ... — 14 6 Wilsons Portland Cement Co., pref 2 2 0 2 10 Wiltons Portland Cement ! Co., ord 2 10 — MINING— Bonanza . ... ... ... 0 0 3J 0 0 24 Good Hop* ... 0 0 6 0 0 4 Kuranui ... 0 0 6 0 0 44 KuranuiCaledonian ... 0 1 10 0 18 May Queen ... ... ... 0 2 2 0 2 0 Monowai ... ... ...018 ,013 Koanataiari ... . ... ,„., 0 0 101 „ 0 0 9 " New Svlvia, -.,; ... -0 19 0 18 Occidental Consolidated ... 0 1 6 0 15 Saxon ... .. .016 015 Victoria ... ... ... Oil 010 Walotahi - ... 0 5 3 .0 5 2 Waitangt Consolidated ..031 0 2 11 Watchman .. ... ... 0 2 1 0 1 10 Progress Mines 0 8 6 0 7 6 Bremner's Freehold ... 0 0 3 0 0 2 Hauraki Reefs, paid up ... 0. 1 4 6 11 Hauraki Reefs, con. ... 0 1 1 0 10 Mount Welcome, con. ... 0 0 3 0 0 1 Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 2 0 0 19 Kapanga, con. 0 0 2i 0 0 2 Bendigo ... ... — 0 0 4 — ■ Crown ... .... 0 2 10 0 2 8 Dominion, con. ... ... 0 0 2 0 0 1* Golden Belt -. - 0 0 2 — Golden Crosi ... ... 0 0 9 0 0 8 Kirikiri ■..'.' ... 0 0 51 0 0 2 KomaU Reefs ... ... 0 0 3 — Maoriland ... 0 0 5 0 0 3J Pride of Waihi ... ... 0 0 24 — Rising Sun ... ... ... 0 0 4 0 0 2} Tnirua Jfinea 0 0 8 0 0 6 Talisman Consolidated ...290 289 Waihi ... ,.» ••■ — 2 16 3 2 15 9 Waihi Reefs Consolidated 0 2 0 — Waihi Extended ..... 0 1 7 0 13 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1"'9 6 19 3 Wandsworth ... ... 0 0 14 0 0 1 Mountain King 0 0 5 0 0 4 New Woitaia ... ... 0 0 11 0 0 9